Toothbrush holder



Dec. 15, '1942.

M. A. JANSEN TOOTH BRUSH HOLDER Filed Jun 2'1, 1941 Patented Dec. 15, 1942 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE TOOTHBRUSH HOLDER Marcel! A. Jansen, Marathon, Wis.

Application June 27, 1941, Serial No. 400,091

1 Claim.

This invention relates to tooth brush holders, I

and has for the primary object the provision of a device of the above stated character which will be practical for the proper care of tooth brushes after use by assuring complete drying thereof as well as complete ventilation thereto.

Another object of this invention is the provision of a holder of the above stated character which will movably support a plurality of tooth brushes in spaced depending relation for the most efficient position for proper drying and to always present the brush for use which has been positioned for drying for the longest periodof time on the device.

With these and'other objects in View as will become more apparent as the description proceeds, the invention consists in certain novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

Figure 1 is a front elevation illustrating a toothbrush holder constructed in accordance with my invention.

Figure 2 is a detail sectional view taken on the line 5 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a front elevation illustrating a modified form of my invention.

Figure 4 is a detail sectional view taken on the line 'l'| of Figure 5.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary transverse sectional view illustrating another modified form of my invention.

Referring in detail to the drawing, the numeral l5 indicates a panel wherein the lower portion thereof is of a greater width than the width of the upper portion for accommodating thereon rotatable discs IS. The panel l5 may have a shelf I1 applied thereto for supporting a tumbler, as shown in the drawing.

The axles for the discs [6 are indicated by the character l8 which include a journal portion IS, a screw threaded shank 20 to thread into the panel l5 and a stop washer 2|. The axles have screw type heads 22 to facilitate the threading of the shanks into the panel 15. The washers 2| act to limit the distance in which the shanks may be threaded into the panel l5.

The discs H; are offset inwardly of the periphpins 25 secured thereto for the purpose of extending through the openings in the handles 01' the tooth brushes.

The holder will accommodate a large number of tooth brushes in groups for drying and each group having the brushes thereof in a depending position and spaced from each other. It is desirable that the front faces of the discs upon the offset portions 23 thereof be provided with arrows to indicate the direction of rotation of the discs for the purpose of taking off and placing on tooth brushes on the pins of said discs.

Referring to my modified form of the invention as shown in Figures 3 and 4, the panel is indicated by the character 26 and is of elongated formation for the purpose of supporting thereon a pair of discs 28 similarly constructed to the discs I6. The axles for the discs 28 are indicated by the character 29 and are similarly constructed to the axles I8 except they have integral therewith spacing collars 30 and screw threaded ends 3| on which the spacing collars 30 are threaded. The purpose of the spacing collars 30 is to prevent the discs from rubbing against nonrotatable display plates 32 threaded onto the ends 3! of the axles and which overlie the offsets of the discs and on which may be printed the words on and o to indicate where persons should remove the tooth brushes from the pins of the discs in order of their use.

The pins on the discs 28 are indicated by the character 33 and are similarly constructed to the .pins 25.

As shown in Figure 5 an axle 34 may be employed similarly constructed to the axle 29 except it has a spacing collar 35 integral therewith and also the character bearing plate 36 fixed against removal from the end of the axle and provided with a screw driver kerf 31.

While'I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of my invention, it will be understood that minor changes in construction, combination and arrangement of parts may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim is:

In a holder for tooth brushes, a supporting panel, a vertically arranged rotatable disc thereon including a portion centrally thereof offset and provided with a centrally located and horizontally arranged journal sleeve located within the offset and opening therethrough and pins on the disc to removably support tooth brushes in suspended swinging relation to each other below the axis of rotation of the disc, a threaded fastener threaded into said supporting panel and having the sleeve journaled thereon for the support of the disc vertically and free to rotate under the influence of the tooth brushes being applied and removed from the pins, and a plate overlying and spaced from the offset of the disc and secured to the fastener to facilitate the threading of the fastener into the supporting panel.

MAR/CELL A. JANSEN. 

